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Scientific Linux SL4: OpenLDAP Low Access Control Flaw CVE-2006-4600

Calendar May 14, 2007 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory access control openldap low Scientific Linux self-write
Low: openldap security update 
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 15:54:10 -0500
Reply-To: Connie Sieh 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Connie Sieh 
Subject: Security ERRATA for openldap on SL4.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: scientific 

Synopsis: Low: openldap security update
Issue date: 2007-05-01
CVE Names: CVE-2006-4600

A flaw was found in the way OpenLDAP handled selfwrite access. Users with
selfwrite access were able to modify the distinguished name of any user.
(CVE-2006-4600)

SRPMS:
 	openldap-2.2.13-7.4E.src.rpm

i386:
 	compat-openldap-2.1.30-7.4E.i386.rpm
 	openldap-2.2.13-7.4E.i386.rpm
 	openldap-clients-2.2.13-7.4E.i386.rpm
 	openldap-devel-2.2.13-7.4E.i386.rpm
 	openldap-servers-2.2.13-7.4E.i386.rpm
 	openldap-servers-sql-2.2.13-7.4E.i386.rpm

x86_64:
 	compat-openldap-2.1.30-7.4E.i386.rpm
 	compat-openldap-2.1.30-7.4E.x86_64.rpm
 	openldap-2.2.13-7.4E.i386.rpm
 	openldap-2.2.13-7.4E.x86_64.rpm
 	openldap-clients-2.2.13-7.4E.x86_64.rpm
 	openldap-devel-2.2.13-7.4E.x86_64.rpm
 	openldap-servers-2.2.13-7.4E.x86_64.rpm
 	openldap-servers-sql-2.2.13-7.4E.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson